RUSSIA COMPANY'S CHARTER a.d. 



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 Anthonie Husie, and John Suthcot, to be the first and Husie, Joh. 

 present 4. Consuls of the said felowship and communalty Suthcot, the 

 by these presents, to have and enjoy the said offices fi rst 4- 

 of Consuls to them the said George Barnes, William Consuls - 

 Garret, Anthony Husie, & John Suthcot, for terme of [I. 269.] 

 one whole yere next after ye date of these our letters 

 patents : And we doe likewise make, ordeine and con- 

 stitute Sir John Gresham knight, Sir Andrew Judde 

 knight, Sir Thomas White knight, Sir John Yorke 

 knight, Thomas Offley the elder, Thomas Lodge, Henry 

 Herdson, John Hopkins, William Watson, Will. Clifton, 

 Richard Pointer, Richard Chamberlaine, William Mallorie, 

 Thomas Pallie the elder, William Allen, Henry Becher, 

 Geffrey Walkenden, Richard Fowles, Rowland Heyward, 

 George Eaton, John Eliot, John Sparke, Blase Sanders, 

 & Miles Mording, to be the first and present 24. 

 Assistants to the saide Governour or governours, and 

 Consuls, and to the said fellowship and communaltie 

 by these presents, to have and enjoy the said offices of 

 assistants to them for terme of one whole yere, next 

 after the date of these our letters patents. And further, 

 we for us, our heires and successors, as much as in us 

 is, wil & graunt by these presents unto the saide 

 Governour, Consuls, assistans, fellowship & company 

 of Marchants adventurers aforesaid, & to their suc- 

 cessors, that the said governour or governours, 4. 

 Consuls, & 24. assistants, that now by these patents 

 are nominated and appointed, or that hereafter by 

 the saide fellowship & communaltie of marchants ad- 

 venturers, or the more part of them, which shalbe then 

 present, so from time to time to be chosen, so that 

 there be 15. at the least wholy agreed therof, the said 

 Governour or governors, or one of them, and 2. of the 

 said Consuls shalbe there, and 12. of the residue of 

 the said number of 15. shall be of the saide assistants, 

 and in the absence of such Governour, that then 3. of 

 the said Consuls, and 12. of the saide assistants at the 

 least for the time being shal & may have, use and 



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